Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Dega Racing’s Larry Denning broke the lap record for Grattan Raceway Park during a Michigan Grand Prix Series Midwest Cycle Fest event Saturday, June 15. Riding his 4&6 Racing-prepared Yamaha YZF-R1 on “Super Soft” Pirelli DOT-labeled tires, Denning lowered the lap record from 1:20.46 to 1:19.79 during the Pirelli 1000cc Supersport race, according to Eric Knacke of the Michigan Grand Prix Series. The time was recorded on the series’ electronic timing and scoring system.

Denning, who holds three other track records across the country, won three races during the event. Riding his 2002 Yamaha YZF-R6 and YZF-R1, Denning took victories in leg one of the Michigan GP, Pirelli 600cc Supersport and Middleweight Grand Prix.

“This was the first weekend I tried the new Vesrah brake pads,” Denning said. “The old ones were great. Now, these new ones are just sick. I can’t believe how much better they are. The Vesrah pads and the Pirelli tires were all I needed to do that lap and win those races.”

According to Knacke, the former Grattan lap record of 1:20.46 was set in 2000 by Rad Greaves on his highly-modified Suzuki GSX1300R “GP ‘Busa”.